November 2008 - ongoing
A preliminary introduction to the Middleham Reminiscence Project was held in mid November.  People were invited to come along and find out more about the project and share memories. The Reminiscence project continued with a series of four workshops throughout January and February 2009.  Participants shared recollections based on two themes; ‘Horse Racing’ and ‘Momentous Markers’ and produced visual Memory Boards to record personal memories.  This project was very well received and extremely well attended with several participants travelling from as far as Bridlington, York and Leeds.  Over 22 people took part and many contributed old photographs and memorabilia for the Memory Boards which will be on display at future heritage events.

February 2009 - Presentation – Middleham’s Rubbing Houses
This evening presentation aimed to provide an insight into the history and use of Middleham’s Rubbing Houses.  These buildings are situated on the High Moor and were formerly used regularly for the training of racehorses.  This presentation attracted a large audience with over 30 participants, many with a keen interest in racing.  The evening raised some interesting questions about whether there are any other Rubbing Houses still standing in the UK and promoted further interest from individual members of the audience.

April 2009 - Presentation – The History of Middleham Castle
An interesting presentation was delivered by Mr J. Fox and his son, producers of the Loyalty Binds Me; a Royal Residence DVD, that describes in details the history of Middleham Castle using computer imagery to re-construct how the castle may have formerly looked.  This talk attracted a large audience of approximately 35 people who were informed as to how the castle would have functioned throughout the ages and the different residents.

April 2009 - Stables Open Day
This annual event is organised by the Middleham Key Centre and involves all of the racehorse trainers opening up their yards for members of the public to view.  The organisers invited the Heritage project to be involved to promote the heritage of training racehorses in the town.  An exhibition was displayed that included racing memorabilia loaned by the former Racing Museum at York Racecourse.  Items in display included a Racing Plate from Dante and photographs of the Middleham trainer and jockey John Osbourne. The Racing themed panels from the recent Reminiscence Project were also on display.  To help children learn about Racing Heritage various racing themed craft activities were organised to inspire children.  This included an chance for them to design their own Jockey Silks and make a flag with equestrian designs.  Over 150 people viewed the exhibition and over 40 children participated in the craft activities.